Under a curse; very unlucky or deserving of misfortune, or extremely unpleasant and annoying.
From Old English 'acursian' combining 'a-' (completely) + 'curs' (cursed). The word has carried the sense of magical ill-will or divine punishment since medieval times.
Medieval people genuinely believed curses could destroy a person's life—so 'accursed' was taken seriously as describing someone touched by supernatural evil, making it one of the strongest insults available!
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